{"id":3745,"date":"2013-04-16T10:01:17","date_gmt":"2013-04-16T17:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.russbishop.com\/blog\/?p=3745"},"modified":"2015-11-06T10:59:52","modified_gmt":"2015-11-06T18:59:52","slug":"monets-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/russbishop.com\/blog\/monets-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Monet’s Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Tulips<\/a><\/p>\n

Tulips\u00a0in Claude Monet’s\u00a0garden, Giverny, France<\/em><\/p>\n

Spring has arrived and with it\u00a0our favorite blooms from around the\u00a0world are emerging from hillsides, in meadows,\u00a0farms and gardens. From dogwood in the Sierra Nevada to cherry blossoms in Washington and Tokyo, the sweet scent of the season fills our senses, while the profusion of color fills our memory cards with a visual feast.<\/p>\n

Perhaps one of the most famous displays in the world is in the small quiet village of Giverny France, not far from the bustling sidewalks of Paris. It was here that Claude Monet spent\u00a0the final years of his life and\u00a0designed\u00a0the magical garden that inspired\u00a0many of\u00a0his\u00a0most famous\u00a0paintings.<\/p>\n

Today, thanks to the Claude Monet Foundation, the gardens adjacent to his home are much as they were\u00a0a hundred years ago with\u00a0an amazing variety of plants and flowers.\u00a0It’s easy to get lost in the endless sea of color while\u00a0imagining\u00a0Monet,\u00a0who was also an excellent gardener, lovingly tending to his muse.<\/p>\n

I found the tulips\u00a0particularly captivating with their vibrant form and patterns.\u00a0In my own interpretation here,\u00a0I couldn’t resist\u00a0applying a bit of impressionism\u00a0as I felt the\u00a0master’s presence guiding my lens.<\/p>\n

\u00a9Russ Bishop\/All Rights Reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tulips\u00a0in Claude Monet’s\u00a0garden, Giverny, France Spring has arrived and with it\u00a0our favorite blooms from around the\u00a0world are emerging from hillsides, in meadows,\u00a0farms and gardens. From dogwood in the Sierra Nevada to cherry blossoms in Washington and Tokyo, the sweet scent of the season fills our senses, while the profusion of color fills our memory cards … <\/p>\n

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